Articles About Village Council

• Village Council to vote on apartments at Antioch

  By Reilly DixonJuly 5, 2025

  

  The next Village Council meeting — when the group will give second readings and hold public hearings regarding Windsor’s proposed apartment plans at Antioch College’s Charles F. Kettering and former Student Union buildings — will be Monday, July 7, at 6 p.m.

• Growing Yellow Springs

  By Reilly DixonJuly 3, 2025

  

  At a recent work session, Monday, June 23, Village Council members and Village staff mused over the practical limits of growing the physical boundaries of Yellow Springs, as well as the population within.

• Village Council talks apartments, property tax levy

  By Reilly DixonJune 22, 2025

  

  At the group’s most recent meeting, Monday, June 16, Village Council members gave first readings to four ordinances regarding proposed apartments on or near Antioch College’s campus, a forthcoming property tax levy, the upcoming Pride celebration in the village and more.

• Windsor to return to Planning Commission with 96-unit apartment proposal

  By Reilly DixonJune 6, 2025

  

  Last month, the developer had requested Planning Commission’s approval for a 128-unit apartment complex; when met with sizable public pushback on the density of the proposal, Windsor went back to the drawing table to come up with a plan for fewer units.

• Village aims to annex 84 acres into Yellow Springs limits

  By Reilly DixonMay 19, 2025

  

  At the most recent Village Council meeting, Monday, May 5, the group authorized a resolution that could soon grow Yellow Springs’ physical size by 84 acres — the latest effort of several in recent months to expand municipal limits.

• Village Council authorizes charging some for police video records requests

  By Reilly DixonMay 2, 2025

  

  At the previous Village Council meeting, the group had considered exempting Yellow Springs residents from having to pay for public records requests of police footage; at the most recent meeting, Monday, April 21, Council members decided against that exemption by majority vote.

• Village considers annexing 28-acre farm for potential development

  By Reilly DixonApril 29, 2025

  

  At the Monday, April 21 regular Village Council meeting, the group approved a resolution to authorize Village Manager Johnnie Burns to execute an agreement with Miami Township to begin the work of one day annexing a 28-acre parcel of farmland into Village limits.

• Village Council sets goals, talks upcoming projects

  By Reilly DixonApril 25, 2025

  

  Renewing efforts to build a municipal broadband network. Reviewing the Village’s sidewalk policy. Updating the Active Transportation Plan. Retaining existing and bringing in new businesses. These were among the many goals Village Council members set for the near future at a special meeting, Friday, April 11.

• Village Council considers fees for police camera records requests

  By Reilly DixonApril 16, 2025

  

  The proposed resolution stipulates that the Village may charge individuals or organizations $75 per hour of law enforcement video footage produced from body-worn cameras or police cruisers. The total charge per recording cannot exceed $750.

• YS Police Department expands victim advocacy services to Cedarville, Jamestown

  By Reilly DixonApril 10, 2025

  

  At a special meeting, Monday, March 31, Village Council approved two resolutions to provide advocacy services to victims of misdemeanor crimes of violence committed not just in Yellow Springs, but also in Jamestown and Cedarville.